Holistic Virtual Campus Development SLCC 2010

PRIMative Cultures to Integrated Empires: Holistic Virtual Campus Development Bonnie Mitchell – bonniem@bgsu.eduAnthony Fontana – anthonymfontana@gmail.com

Bowling Green State University

Effective strategies:managing an educational virtual campus community of minds building relationships communication and collaboration administrative buy-in

yearly updates and budget approval IT support

multi-disciplinary participation external community involvement

Faculty learning communities

Pedagogy and Scholarship in Second Life faculty, staff and graduate students bi-monthly meetings exploring virtual worlds for educational

research and pedagogy discussions, visiting lecturers, tutorials Ohio Learning Network Grant Center for Teaching and Learning

Managing Student Teams

student employees strategies for hiring Managing teams of up to 6 employees

unique skills needed 3D modeling Graphic design Writing Programming Media and server management

Project management pipeline

How projects develop and evolve individual faculty consultations team meetings research and development events and publicity

Highlight of a Few Projects Australian Herpetology Exhibit Campus Centers on the Community

Island Faculty / Student Project Space Wolfe Center Construction International Art Exhibitions Earthday/Birthday ArtsX Events

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Australian Herpetology Exhibit

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Campus Centers on the Community Island

Individual Faculty Project / Class Spaces

Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts

Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts

International Art Exhibitions

International Art Exhibitions

International Art Exhibitions

Earthday and ArtsX Blended Reality Events: DJs and Dancing, Fashion Shows, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Readings, Gaming

Earthday Events: Blended Reality, Dancing, DJs, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Reading

Earthday Events: Blended Reality, Dancing, DJs, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Reading

Earthday Events: Blended Reality, Dancing, DJs, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Reading

Earthday and ArtsX Blended Reality Events: DJs and Dancing, Fashion Shows, Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Readings, Gaming

Summary

Through multi-disciplinary collaboration and teamwork we have been able to accomplish what a small group of single-minded people never could.

Thank you

Bonnie Mitchell – bonniem@bgsu.eduAnthony Fontana – anthonymfontana@gmail.comBowling Green State University